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Math Expert Advocates Ranked-Choice Voting to Combat Gerrymandering

11/3/2025

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Moon Duchin, mathematician and director of the Data and Democracy Research Initiative at the University of Chicago, leads math-based work on gerrymandering.
During a University of Washington seminar, Duchin stressed measuring political representation.
She defines partisan gerrymandering as district-line manipulation for political gain and files challenges, including a Texas case favored by Republicans.
She advocates proportional ranked-choice voting to improve representation and fairness in democracy.

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Moon Duchin, mathematician and director of the Data and Democracy Research Initiative at the University of Chicago, leads math-based work on gerrymandering.
During a University of Washington seminar, Duchin stressed measuring political representation.
She defines partisan gerrymandering as district-line manipulation for political gain and files challenges, including a Texas case favored by Republicans.
She advocates proportional ranked-choice voting to improve representation and fairness in democracy.